Amsterdam is completely beautiful and crowded with small streets and canals. I love the blend of water and stone, the unique architecture based on planning by merchants instead of nobility.

Since I just got in this morning, I am a little tired. I managed to get out for a walk and shoot a little of the canal next to my hotel. I walked by the Oude Kerk.

I sat at an outdoor cafe and had beers and a traditional pea soup. The soup had lots of vegetables in it and it was very good. It came with rye toast and bacon. The rye reminded me of ezekiel bread since it was all mostly un-ground grain. The bacon looked like uncooked salt pork and it was stuck to the bread with butter. It was damn good.

After dinner I wandered back to the hotel and scoped out the old church. I decided to get my camera and tripod and shoot some HDR. I got a couple of decent shots. The situation was tough, I’m not sure if I would have been better off simply working a long exposure instead of HDR.